Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 10/30/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- Weekend Readings
- Theology Note of the Week
- Saint of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- Shalom Place Discussion Board
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
"Lessons in Loving: A New Look at Relationship Skills"
- by Philip St. Romain, D. Min.
eBook and (free) online audio conferences
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15,
17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11
Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn
3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a
R. (see 6) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
The LORD's are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Eschatology
The study of the teachings in the Bible concerning the end times,
or of the period of time dealing with the return of Christ and the
events that follow. Eschatological subjects include the
Resurrection, Resurrection, the Rapture, the Tribulation, the
Millennium, the Binding of Satan, the Three witnesses, the Final
Judgment, Armageddon, and The New Heavens and the New Earth. In the
New Testament, eschatological chapters include Matt. 24, Mark 13,
Luke 17, and 2 Thess. 2. In one form or another most of the books
of the Bible deal with end-times subjects. But some that are more
prominently eschatological are Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Joel,
Zechariah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, 2 Thessalonians, and of course
Revelation. (See Amillennialism and Premillennialism for more
information on views on the millennium.)
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- November 2, All Soul's Day
In the Roman catacombs there are examples of early inscribed
petitions for prayers for the dead, but the idea of devoting one
day in the church year specifically to prayer for those who had
died took several centuries to develop. The theological
understanding is that those who have died pass through a stage of
purification and preparation for the life of heaven; this
understanding was gradually refined into the definition of
Purgatory. Those in Purgatory are still members of the Church, for
there is the Church on Earth, the Church in Purgatory, and the
Church in Heaven. Already in later Jewish belief prior to Christ,
with the development of belief in the after-life, it was thought
laudable to pray for the dead in this way.
St. Isidore of Seville (+636) first proposed a day of prayer for
the dead, on the Monday after Pentecost. It was Odilo, Abbot of
Cluny in Burgundy (+1049), who assigned the date November 2, the
day after All Saints, for general monastic use, and this practice
soon spread to the whole Latin church. It reached England through
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was a monk of Bec in
Normandy. Dedications followed: All Souls College at Oxford, All
Souls Church in Langham Place, London. Then came the practice of
endowing 'chantry chapels', as found in many medieval cathedrals
and churches, to ensure the regular saying [chanting] of Masses for
the dead.
On All Souls' Day it is customary to visit family graves, though in
this mobile age, and with the practice of cremation, that is
sometimes difficult to achieve. Some Christian cultures, possibly
taking over pre-Christian ideas, have the custom of a grave-side
meal (at which the deceased invisibly participates); the most
obvious example is Mexico, where the cemeteries are festooned with
marigolds (the flower of the dead: on mainland Europe it is the
chrysanthemum) and children happily munch their way through sugar
skulls and crossbones without developing any unfortunate neuroses.
The festivities of Halloween (eve of All Hallows, i.e. of All
Saints Oct 31) came from the idea that the souls in purgatory could
return as toads, ghosts or witches to haunt those who had offended
them in life. They could be placated by various charitable
actions, including the purchase of specially baked 'soul-cakes'.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/index.html
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Jesus of Nazareth," by Pope Benedict XVI. Doubleday, 2007.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1586171984/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
The Pope asks the question, "What did Jesus actually bring, if not
world peace, and a better world?" His answer is simply "He brought
God." He details that Jesus brought the God who earlier had
brought Isaac and Jacob, Moses, Abraham, the prophets, and the
Wisdom Literature. He brought the God who revealed His face to
Israel, although He was also honored among pagans in various
shadowy guises. And why?
Benedict goes on to say that since Jesus brought God and now we can
see His face, e can call upon Him. He brought God and now that we
know the path, we have to take the path that all humans are called
to take. Jesus brought God and with God the truth about our origin,
our faith, our hope, our love.
In the introduction, the Pope wrote: "I have tried to go beyond the
historical-critical exegesis so as to apply new methodological
insights that allow us to offer a properly theological
interpretation of the Bible. To be sure, this requires faith, but
the aim unequivocally is not, nor should be, to give up serious
engagement with history...It is solely an expression of my personal
search for the face of the Lord."
- Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.
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See http://shalomplace.com/direction/
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
Topics under discussion include:
Yearning for the Holy Spirit - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
Bluegrass Gospel - Shalom Place Lounge forum.
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer: resources for spiritual growth.
http://fromholyground.org/index.htm
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
Heartland Center for Spirituality (retreat center in central
Kansas).
http://heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
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newsletter. Contact the Editor when you're ready to begin.)
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Liberation Theology
- http://liberationtheology.org/
The basic message of liberation theology is that God is with the
poor and that political/economic structures which create poverty
and keep people entrenched in misery are an affront to God's
goodness and justice. This website provides a wide range of
resources to help the reader understand this relatively new
theological approach, and it provides crtitiques as well.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- More jokes that can be told in church
Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers.
The first boy says, 'My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of
paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50.'
The second boy says, 'That's nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words
on piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $100.'
The third boy says, 'I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few
words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon, and it takes eight
people to collect all the money!'
(Thanks, Carol. More to come . . .)
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